Jin Hee Lee, Sarah Seo, and Hamida Labi Seven decades have passed since the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled, in Brown v. Board of Education, that Black people must be treated as equal persons deserving of the full rights of citizenship under the law. A crowning achievement for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), Brown was the culmination … [Read more...] about Brown v. Board of Education: The Soul of Our Multiracial Democracy (January-April 2024 P & R Article)
Brown at 70 and Milliken at 50 (January-April 2024 P & R Article)
Introduction As we approach the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education and 50th anniversary of Milliken v. Bradley, what progress has been made, where have we fallen short or gotten stuck, and what is required to truly fulfill the promise of integration and educational equity? This P&R special issue brings together a variety of perspectives––lawyers, researchers, … [Read more...] about Brown at 70 and Milliken at 50 (January-April 2024 P & R Article)
For All of Our Children: Justice Thurgood Marshall’s Faith in Integration Is Still Right (January-April 2024 P & R Article)
Rachel D. Godsil, Linda R. Tropp, and Kim Forde-Mazrui We deal here with the right of all of our children, whatever their race, to an equal start in life and to an equal opportunity to reach their full potential as citizens. –Justice Thurgood Marshall, dissenting, Milliken v. Bradley (1974), p.783. Introduction Justice Thurgood Marshall was convinced that, for all … [Read more...] about For All of Our Children: Justice Thurgood Marshall’s Faith in Integration Is Still Right (January-April 2024 P & R Article)
Recalibrating a (new) Sociology of Housing (August-December 2023 P&R Journal)
A review of The Sociology of Housing, edited by Brian McCabe and Eva Rosen — Gregory Preston Housing is often only in the public consciousness or policymaker agenda during cyclical busts, as in the foreclosures of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis or the eviction moratoria of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, for many low-income homeowners and renters, housing is in a state of … [Read more...] about Recalibrating a (new) Sociology of Housing (August-December 2023 P&R Journal)
What is Social Housing? (August-December 2023 P&R Journal)
Alliance for Housing Justice Social housing is a public option for housing. Social housing is permanently and deeply affordable, under community control, and most importantly, exists outside of the speculative real estate market. Social housing can exist in different forms. It can be owned by public entities, residents or mission-driven nonprofits. It can be occupied by … [Read more...] about What is Social Housing? (August-December 2023 P&R Journal)